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Analysis & FeaturesFarms and meat processors bear brunt of supermarket pressure
The UK agriculture and meat industries are feeling the brunt of pressure from supermarkets as insolvencies in the UK food and drink sector increase sharply.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritvic investors left with sour taste as growth goes decidedly flat
Britvic has been one of the 2014 stars of the UK-listed food and drink sector so far this year, defying the chaotic grocery retail conditions to post revenue increases and share price growth.
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Analysis & FeaturesAre soft drinks the next battle ground for the global brewers?
SABMiller cause a stir in September when news broke in was exploring a bid for Heineken amid suggestions it was seeking to defend itself from the advances of AB InBev.
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Analysis & FeaturesCranswick shows strategic investment can pay off despite food retail woes
Meat producer Cranswick admitted today it was feeling the effects of changing consumer shopping habits and the rise of the discounters and convenience stores – but its share price is currently 28% up year-on-year and rose another 5.4% today after solid first half results.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat would you do if the lights went out?
Last month’s stark revelation by the National Grid immediately sparked fears of a widespread blackout…
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Analysis & FeaturesCould the big four become the big three?
Goldman Sachs’ contention that the supermarkets needed to cut 20% of retail space created plenty of headlines this week, but the bank’s suggestion that the industry could be ripe for consolidation went almost unnoticed.
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh Direct merger with Brakes means no holding growth back
Traditional UK grocery sales fell for the first time in 20 years this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesBig four supermarkets dive to deepest rate of deflation yet
Food prices hit new lows last month as the big four supermarkets experienced the highest rate of deflation to date…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Waitrose getting its store formats right?
Waitrose MD Mark Price hit the headlines this week following a newspaper interview in which he suggested some of his rival…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe National Lottery at 20
On 19 November 1994, Noel Edmonds welcomed the nation to the first-ever National Lottery draw…
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Analysis & FeaturesHaricot acreage increase drops price by 40%
A sharp rise in plantings of haricot beans – the core ingredient in baked beans…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Chicken Pad Thai Christmas Parcels: acid test
Own-label is driving the growth in the chilled world foods markets, with almost 50 lines added to the ready meals category…
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Analysis & FeaturesChupa Chups Candy Pizza: acid test
Perfetti Van Melle expanded its Chupa Chups gifting range this summer with a pizza for the sweet-toothed…
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Analysis & FeaturesMoy Park's 2015 IPO should find plenty of investor demand
Yesterday’s confirmation from Brazilian Food Group Marfrig that it plans to list Irish poultry arm Moy Park in the UK next year…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocers outside the big four are also feeling the pinch
Today’s Kantar Worldpanel data on the grocers again shows an industry under pressure – but it is no longer just three listed supermarkets suffering in the fallout.
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Analysis & FeaturesPharma spin-off should have no ill effects for RB
Reckitt Benkiser confirmed the City’s worst kept secret today by finally announcing the float of its pharma business.
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Mondelez to help create a million 'coffee entrepreneurs'
Mondelez International – the world’s secondlargest coffee company – has this week unveiled new steps…
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas TV ads 2014: our experts rate all the supermarket ads
From uber reality to pure escapism, our experts give their verdict on the supermarket Christmas ads…
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InterviewsCasper Meijer Big Interview: On a mission to match and more
Casper Meijer is not the first Dutchman to be parachuted into Morrisons in recent years…
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Analysis & FeaturesPocket-money toys prove a good game for the grocers
Strong sales of pocket-money priced toys have helped the grocers out-perform the overall £3bn toy market…